boasting of one's strength
woman well past her prime; matron well-advanced in age
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
explosion; rupture; break off
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
different item; different lot
in swarms; in great crowds
presence; sitting with; being with
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
hairstyle; shape of one's head; fish served whole
baby monkey; small monkey
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
one by one; one after another; successively
indescribable; inexpressible
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
uncalled-for remark; impertinent remark
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
to become poor; to be poor
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
novel; original; new; innovative
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to sleep together (for a man and a woman); to bring one's bodies together (e.g. for warmth)
rainy; showery; inclement